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Classic Meat Pie
- 1kg round steak (or
chuck or gravy beef)
- 1/4 cup plain flour
- salt & pepper
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 cup beef stock
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp
worcestershire sauce
- 3 pieces of puff
pastry (thawed)
- 1 egg, lightly
beaten for glazing
This is what you do:
- Cut meat in 2cm
cubes, cover in flour and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Shake off
excess flour.
- Brown meat in a
heavy-based pan in batches and drain on paper towels.
- Cook onion in same
pan for 5 mins or until soft.
- Return meat to pan
and add stock, tomato paste, worcestershire sauce and bring to boil.
- Simmer, covered for
about 1 - 2 hours. Allow the meat to cool.
- Preheat oven to
210C.
- Cover the base of
a 4-cup capacity pie dish with a sheet of puff pastry, add the meat
mixture and cover the mixture with another sheet of puff pastry.
- Seal any joins and
then pierce the top of the pie with a fork several times to allow
steam to escape during the cooking process.
- Brush with egg and
bake for 30 mins or until pastry is golden.
Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
Another great healthy
recipe for busy kids.
Ingredients
1 cup cottage cheese
1/2 cup pecans
3 eggs
1 stick of celery
1 onion
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1 cup rolled oats
Chives, Sage, Rosemary or a pinch of what ever you have
3 sheets puff pastry
Method
1. Blend all ingredients
2. Cut each sheet of puff pastry in quarters and put a small amount of
mixture on each quarter, roll to look like a sausage roll
3. Cook 20 min in a moderately hot oven, turning once.
These freeze well
Curried Sausages
This is a great Aussie
favorite. Here is what you need (making enough for 2 adults and a
child):
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1tsp curry powder
- 500ml water
- 1tbsp gravox
- 1tbsp tomato sauce
- Chopped red and
green capsicum, carrots and any other vegetable you like
- 8 sausages, beef or
chicken (cut into 1 inch lengths)
And here is how you do
it
- Fry onion, garlic
and curry powder for few minutes
- add water, gravox
and tomato sauce, bring to boil
- add vegetables and
cook for few minutes
- add sausages and
simmer for 1 hour
- serve with rice and
enjoy!!!
Nachos For Kids
If you want to serve
up nachos for your toddler or child and he or she does not like food
to spicy this is the recipe for you.
What you need
- Corn Chips
- Grated cheese
- Can of baked beans
- Avocado
- Tomato
- Cucumber
- Sour cream
What you Do
- In an over proof
dish put a layer of corn chips, followed by a sprinkle of cheese,
followed by half the baked beans. Now add another layer of corn
chips, followed by the rest of the baked beans followed by cheese.
- Bake in the oven
for 5 - 10 mins until cheese melts
- Meanwhile, cut up
the avocado, tomato and cucumber to make a small salad
- Serve nachos topped
with salad and sour cream.
Spinach Pikelets
This is a great snack
for babies, toddlers and
all kids, this recipe makes a lot of pikelets so why not freeze
a few for another day. This is a healthy recipe for kids.
Ingredients
3 cups self raising flour
4 eggs
3 cups milk
1 pack frozen spinach
5 spring onions finally chopped
Zest of 1 lemon
Method
1. Thaw spinach
2. Mix all ingredients together
3. Fry with a spoon of butter when needed
You can experiment
with using other vegetables, grated carrot and zucchini are also
great.
Cheese Muffins
These cheese muffins
are amazing warm, just out of the oven and
make a great savory snack for kids after school.
Ingredients
3 eggs
3/4 - 1 cup milk
50g butter
2 tablespoons chopped chives or parsley
2 1/2 cups Self Raising Flour
1 cup grated cheese
Method
1. Preheat oven to a moderate heat
2. Beat eggs, milk butter and herbs
3. Sift flour into another bowl and add cheese (reserve a small amount
of cheese)
4. Stir in egg mixture
5. Spoon into muffin tin, makes 12 large muffins or many small
6. Sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top
7. Bake for 25 min (large muffin) or 15 min (small muffin) or until
golden on top
Apricot and Coconut
Muffins
These are a great
snack for adults and kids. They also freeze really well and are
quick and easy to make. This is a yummy recipe for kids.
What you need:
- 2 cups self raising
flour
- 125g butter,
chopped
- 3/4 cup caster
sugar
- 1 cup chopped dried
apricots
- 1 cup coconut
- 3/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
Here is how you do it:
- Grease 12 hole
muffin pan (1/3 cup / 80ml capacity)
- Place flour in
large bowl, rub in butter
- Add remaining
ingredients, stir with large metal spoon until just combined
- Spoon mixture into
prepared pan
- Bake in moderately
hot oven about 20 minutes
- Turn onto wire rack
Gingerbread
Gingerbread men, women or teddies are yummy, easy
to make and fun to decorate give it a try today! Make sure you
involved your child in the cooking process and of course the
decorating. This is a fun and easy kids recipe.
What you need:
Icing
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1 egg white
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1 cup icing sugar
-
food colouring
Here is how you do it
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Preheat oven to moderate
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Heat butter, sugar, golden syrup until butter is
melted. leave to cool for 5 mins.
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Sift flour, spices, soda. Add butter mixture,
egg & extract. Stir with wooden spoon until combined
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Knead dough lightly on floured surface. Use
rolling pin and roll dough out to 5mm thickness. Cut out shapes.
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Bake, uncovered in moderate oven about 10 minutes
or until golden brown. Cool on trays.
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Make icing by beating egg white in small bowl with
electric mixer until just frothy. gradually add sifted icing
sugar, beating between additions until stiff peaks form. Divide
into smaller bowls and add food colouring as desired.
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Decorate gingerbread with icing and any other food
decorations you desire.
Kids Recipe Ideas for
Breakfasts
Porridge with Dates
It is often
difficult to find food that is nutritious and that
kids will eat
and enjoy. Recently, I have come across a winter breakfast hit -
porridge with dates. I love it and Ben, my 18 month old also loves
it. Cook porridge on the stove as normal and add 4 - 6 cut up dried
dates (without pips). Add the dates as early as possible in the
cooking process. You will end up with a naturally sweet and yummy
breakfast! No need to add any brown sugar.
Dates are extremely
nutritious, containing more natural sugar than any other fruit.
Dates contain protein, Vitamin A, potassium and some of the B vitamins
they also contain dietary fiber so are a great breakfast starter.
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